Then (6-0) and since then (0-4)

The stat shift was worse than I thought. In case you’re among the growing number of readers who prefer The Denver Post in cyberspace instead of hard copy, here’s a look at the numbers the Broncos posted when all was grand, and what they’ve done since their ill-time bye week:

Anyone have any thoughts on the big turnaround? Injuries (Orton, Harris, McBean)? Overconfidence heading into/coming out of the bye? Wearing down (age of defensive backfield)? Regression to mean (playing over our heads early and under lately?)

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Anyone have any thoughts on the big turnaround? Injuries (Orton, Harris, McBean)? Overconfidence heading into/coming out of the bye? Wearing down (age of defensive backfield)? Regression to mean (playing over our heads early and under lately?)

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.